Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,656 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Sophia Danenberg (1972- )
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Willie O’Ree (1935- )
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Outkast (1992-2007)
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Henry Wadsworth McGee, Sr. (1910-2000)

Explore Global African History

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(1994) Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Address as President of South Africa
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Charles M. Taylor (1948- )
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St. George’s, Grenada (1649- )
Map of the Mali Empire
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Mali Empire (ca. 1200- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Manumission of Monimia Travers: A Slave Freed at Fort Vancouver
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: A Brief History
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Roman Slavery and the Question of Race
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African Americans and Cuba’s First Experiment in Castro-Era Tourism: The Joe Louis Commission in Post Revolutionary Havana, 1959-1960

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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